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We talked with philosopher and queer fiction author Masaya Chiba on Gilles Deleuze and the challenges of being queer in the modern era.
How one woman found herself without resources or assistance after she was sexually assaulted in the JET Program - and how she fought back.
A former member of Japan's Self Defense Force (SDF) talks about the online abuse she's received since reporting on her sexual assault.
This is why Japan can't have nice things. A Buddhist temple is bulldozing its toilet because some hikers can't behave themselves.
A Japanese woman's first-hand account of how Japan's law requiring joint spousal surnames impacted her life and sense of identity.
As the hunters who would normally hunt them get too old, Japan finds itself under attack by an onslaught of wild boars.

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